Ecobee3 and Amazon Echo Question

[andrew.gannon]

I realize that neither of these devices are directly related to smartthings, but I assume there are plenty of people on this board who use all three together and can help me answer the question.

I don’t get how you use alexa to control the thermostat… ecobee3 uses upper and lower limits to control. Set the high end for how hot you will tolerate and the low end for how cold you will tolerate. It then turns on the heat or the AC to either heat up or cool down when outside those ranges.

So when I ask alexa to set the thermostat to 71 degrees… it will confirm the command, but it doesn’t adjust the temp. I assume because it doesn’t know WHAT to adjust. There isn’t a target SP for my thermostat… just a upper and lower threshold.

[yvesracine]

Hi @andrew.gannon,

Have you set your tstat to ‘auto’ mode? I guess that’s what you mean by " ecobee3 uses upper and lower limits to control.

Regards.

[tbs26 (Terry)]

I have both and mine works fine. You have to remember to connect the Echo to Ecobee in the Alexa app. Also, you have to call the thermostat by the name you gave it when you set it up (I named mine “Home” so I say “Alexa, set home to 75 degrees”) and not say “thermostat”, unless that is what you named it.

[yvesracine]

Mine works well too. On my side, I used both the stock ST-Echo integration
and the Ask Alexa integration which brings more verbal commands with Alexa
You can get comfort and energy savings tips from My Ecobee device by interacting
with Alexa through a new set of verbal commands (read/play/repeat/give tips).

For more information about the Ask Alexa, refer to this thread:

[Depricated]Ask Alexa 2.1.3

Announcing version 2.1.3a of Ask Alexa The SmartApp, utterances and the Lambda code has changed in this release. It is always recommended that you update your Amazon developer slots after an upgrade to ensure you are capturing all of the available variables used within Ask Alexa. PLEASE NOTE: Going forward I will be looking at incremental increases to optimize the code, fix bugs, and increase response speed...No need to weekly updates to do that. Other additions to this new version include: Bug Fixes - The normal things...silly misspellings, logic errors, bug reports. Label - If you have a need to change the name of the App, you can now do this via Settings->Advanced section (suggested by @bamarayne) Major Optimization - Shortened the code considerably...if you are able to do so…

For more information about My ecobee device and its unique integration with Ask Alexa, refer to this thread;

[RELEASE] Resilient - My Ecobee Device & ecosystem v5 - The smartest thermostat under ST with new "comfort tips" features and Unique Integration with Echo/Ask Alexa

Hi, [image] To whom it may concern, This thread is about My Ecobee device, and it’s dedicated to the several hundred of ecobee users (more than 1500 contributors and counting) who have been using it for their day to day HA interaction through SmartThings for more than 3 years now. I ask for a contribution as it took me a lot of hard work to create this reliable DTH (no disconnects) To download the code, go to www.ecomatiqhomes.com/store New Releases New version (v5.9.9s) with new replay logic to play “failed” commands due to ecobee or ST outages over a hour New version (v5.9.9t) with improved replay logic to play “failed” commands due to ecobee or ST outages new version (v5.9.9y) with Summary Voice Reports Related “complimentary” smartapps at my github (see all use cases suppor…

Regards.

[andrew.gannon]

Yes… it’s in Auto mode. I guess I’m just not getting it. I can command my ecobee3 through alexa and it confirms the command has been sent… but nothing happens.

[yvesracine]

HI @andrew.gannon,

Usually, you need a 5F difference between the cooling setpoint and the heating setpoint in auto mode (for energy savings). If the difference is too small, ecobee cannot find the median between the 2, and it may override your target temp.

See this thread

How does my Amazon Echo work with Auto mode?

Regards.